Multiflash spoon



Dec. 22, 1931. A CROSBY 1,837,656

MULTIFLASH SPOON Filed Jan. 15, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Dec. 22, 1931 immora onosmz; on TAQOM-A WASHiNGHlON-T I iirunrinnnsn srooiv A 'pplication met ann'arji-s, 1930'. ser erm. 421,006. f

This invention relates tolu'res or spoonsused in. catching-helix by trolling ,:or easting;

the primary object of. the-invention being to provide a deviceof this character which, when spinning'in the water, will-be enceptionally attractive to' th'e fish, owingto the unusual amount of sparkle or reflections caused by the light rays in'eetingthe faces of' the-spoon. I I

An important object of-the invention is to provide a spoon of: this character including abody portion so censtructed'that the vanes on; the edgesof'the body portion'w-illnot'be affected by the pull across 'the-body portion orblade as the spoon is being moved through the water; a i

A further object of the invention isto provide a spoon having a plurality of ang-ular surfaces to present reflecting surfaces to attract thefishethe angles ofithe surfaces "beingsuch that the s spoon WillP not lose action when 1nzuse. i

With: the foregoingrandi other objects in view which. will appearlias the description: proceeds; the inventionlinesides in: the'conmbinationi and; arrangement ofparts; and in the. details of construction: hereina zfiten"described and'clailned', it being understood that changes intheprecisesembodirnent of the -in vention herein disclosed, may be made :within the scope of whatnis lcl'aimed, without =dep artf-i ing from thespirifioftheinventi'on; Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 .is.aplan .view of aispoon con 135 structed in such-a way as to cause it to;

wabble, when beingipulled through theiwater; Figure 2 is a' sectional view taken-on line 22 10f Figure-I. i V Figure is arsectional view takenon line'- 49 33 of Figure Figure e is a plan view illustrating a..-modified formoof wabblingspoonr V v 1 Figure 5 is a sectional View taken? oneline 55 of Figure-4U Figure 6' is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Figure 4:. t V H Figure 7 is a plan view/0f afunthermodizfied form of wabbling SPOOHL i l a Figure, 8 is a stctional' view taken; onzlin-e '50 8:8 of Figure.

' Figure- 9 is a sectionalview taken on line s nor Figure'Y-J V 1 I V v Figure lO is a plan view: of a' stillfurther modified form-'ofwabblin'g-spoon. 1

Figure ll is a view illustratinga spo'on of the spinning type, the bladeor bodyportion: being shown longitudinal section; I F-i' ure 1 2- 'is a plan' view of 'the blade or body portion of thespinning spoon; J Figure-1'3, illustrates: a modified-form of thespinni-ng spoon. r i Figure 14 is a pla view; of "theblade. as shown by 'Figu're-13. I p

- Figure 1 5-isaplan view of a still further modified form of blade: i Figure 16 is a planviewofanother modified used in the manufacture of fishing; lures on spoons. p

As s'hown, a rib fi is for-n ied longitudinally of the body portion-or =spoon;ltherib-being formed by pressing the hladean'd ferming aa groove-in one side" thereof! The forward side edge is I bent upwardly as at" 7 whil'e the forward side edge direetly opposite theret b" is T bent downwardlyat The; rearside edge 9 -1s bent downwardly-,

thereto is bent slightl y upwardlyi These bent" portions are bent at sharp 'angles sothat ree fleeting surfaces willbe presented andfat the same time the reflecting surfaceswill have such' pitches'as tocause the body por-tiont6' wabble while; the spoon through thewat'er. a i

In the form of he invention as shown by Figuret of the drawings, the forward side ed'ge' oh the b'ody portr'ien isbent downwardly slightly at 11 the opp'esite-front side (if-the is pulled:

body portion beingb'ent upwardl'y at 12";the

7 while the rear side edge IO-dire'ctIy opposite I spoon of this character is being pulled upwardlyat 15, therebeing provided a depression '16. in the. body portion, at a point adjacent to the front end of'the body portion.

This depression 16 provides a plurality of surfaces against which the water engages t'o cause the spoon to take various movements through the water.

As shown by Figure 10, the front side edge 17 is bent upwardly, while the rear side edge 18 is bent downwardly to the end that when the water strikes these upwardly and downwardlyextended portions, the blade will'be caused to jump-through the water. 1 "The-body portion or blade in each spoo construction illustrated, is formed with an opening at its forward end to permit a link such j as indicated at 19 to bepassed therethrough so that a swivel such as indicated at 20, may be connected to the bodyportion, the swivel providing means so thata fishing line may be attached to the body portion. At the oppositeend of the body portion is an opening to receive a link 21 by means of which a fish hook such as indicated at 22 may be securedto the 'body' portion. 7 r 1 In the form of the invention as illustrated by Figure 11, the spoon is of thespinning type and includes a supporting wire23 hav ing one end thereof formed into a loop 24, the opposite end being provided witha clasp 25 that has one end thereof formed into a'hook- 26 to be hooked overrthe wire 23 to hold the clasp iclosed. This clasp provides {means whereby a hook may be readily and easily securedto the wire-23.

" Colored balls 27 are positioned onthe wire 23 and reflectcoloriin the blade 28 that .is

I carried by the wire 23,: to attract fish. This blade 28 is bent longitudinallyat a'point in termediate theside edges. One sideedge of the blade is bent downwardly at 29, while the opposite side edgeis bent upwardly at 30. to the end thatas-the; spoon is drawn through the water, the. blade will be caused'toyspin around'the. wire 23. 'A-loop or eye 31 is formed at the forward end of the spoon blade so that the-bladefmay be loosely mounted and permitted to rotate with the least possible resistance. 3

A shown by Figure 13, the spoon comprises asupporting wire 32 thathas an eye 33 formed at one end thereof and a loop 34 formed at the opposite end thereof, the loop' 3 1 forming'a' part of theclasp 35 which is so constructed that a hook may be readilyand easily' positioned. v r i Coloredballsj36 arepositioned on the'wire' 32, between which balls the connecting member 37 is held,- the connecting member 37 .be-

the water.

ingconstructed so that the blade used in connection therewith, may be secured to the wire in such a way that the blade may rotate freely around the 7 wire reflecting the colors of the balls 36.

The reference character 38 designates the face,"theside edges of the body portion or blade at the rear end thereof being bent downwardly. at 4:0, while the edges of the blade at the front end thereof are bent downwardly at approximately the same angle,'the ends of the; downwardly bent portion at the front and rear ends of the blade, meeting ad.- j acent to the rear end of the blade. The surfaces of the blade as shown by Figure 15 of the drawings is formed witha plurality of faces formed by providing longitudinal depressions in the under surface of the blade. Figure 16 illustrates a similar form of blade, with the exception'that the body portion 41 is flat. The frontside' edgesof the body portion 41 are bent downwardly at 42, while the rear side edges thereof are .bent downwardly at43 to cause the blade to take a spinning motion when it is drawn through tion formed of sheet metal material, one of.

the front side edges of the bodyrportion being extended upwardly, the opposite front 7 side, edge of the body portion extending downwardly, said :front side. edges defining substantially long flanges, the rear side edges being formed into substantially long upwardly and downwardly" disposed flanges, and a hook supported bythe'body portion.

:2. A trolling spoon comprising abodypor-v tion,formed ofsheet metal material, asubstantially long down turned flange formed along one side of the body portion and extending to a point beyond the center of the body portion, an upturned flange formed at the opposite side of thebodyportion and extending to a pointznearthe center of the body portion, and upwardly anddownwardly extended flanges formed at the opposite end of the body portion and extending to. the rear end of the body portion. a I

3. A trolling. spoon comprising an'elon gated body portion constructed of sheet metal material, a substantially long downwardly extended flange disposed atan oblique angle with respect. to the horizontal formed along one side of the body portion,- said flange being widerat its front end andtapered towards its rear end, a substantially short up wardly extended flange formed along the opposite side edge of the body portion, the

latter flange being wide at its front end and tapered towards its rear end, and upwardly and downwardly extended flanges formed at the rear end of the body portion.

4. A trolling spoon comprising a body portion formed of sheet metal material, a substantially long downwardly extended flange, and a substantially short upwardly extended flange formed along one edge of the bodyportion, the long flange merging into the short flange, a substantially long upwardly extended flange forming the opposite side edge of the body portion, the latter flange merging into a downwardly extended substantially short flange, and a hook carried by the body portion.

5. A trolling spoon comprising a body portion constructed of sheet metal material, a substantially long downwardly extended flange formed at one side of the. body portion, a substantially short upwardly extended flange formed directly opposite to the first mentioned flange, a substantially long upwardly extended flange forming a continuation of the second mentioned flange, a sub stantially short downwardly extended flange forming a continuation of the first mentioned flange, and said flanges being tapered towards the inner ends thereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

ARTHUR CROSBY. 

